16 ANIMALS OF THE 



serviceable in such pursuits ; but at present, when 

 the country is every-where peopled, this variety 

 is quite worn out ; probably because it was found 

 of less service than formerly. 



" The Gaze-hound hunted, like our greyhounds, 

 by the eye and not by the scent. It chased in- 

 differently the fox, hare, or buck. It would 

 select from the herd the fattest and fairest deer, 

 pursue it by the eye, and if lost recover it again 

 with amazing sagacity. This species is now lost 

 or unknown among us. 



" The Greyhound is very well known at pre- 

 sent, and was formerly held in such estimation, 

 that it was the peculiar companion of a gentle- 

 man ; who, in the times of semi-barbarism, was 

 known by his horse, his hawk, and his greyhound. 

 Persons under a certain rank of life are forbidden, 

 by some late game-laws, from keeping this ani- 

 mal; wherefore, to disguise it the better, they 

 cut off its tail. 



" The Leymmer is a species now unknown to 

 us. It hunted both by scent and sight, and was 

 led in a leyme or thong, from whence it received 

 its name. 



" The Tumbler was less than the hound, more 

 scraggy, and had pricked ears ; so that by the 

 description it seems to answer to the modern 

 lurcher. This took its prey by mere cunning, 

 depending neither on the goodness of its nose nor 

 its swiftness. If it came into a warren, it neither 

 barked nor ran on the rabbits ; but, seemingly 

 inattentive, approached sufficiently near till it 



